Australia MUST consider nuclear power.

Originally posted by acorn: ↑

" I hate pollution with a passion and I am all in favour of net zero but having had a friend who survived on home dialysis for years, clients who were amputees and needed to avoid over hearing at their stump site to prevent ulcers and having read many stories about elderly people becoming unwell because they could not keep warm in winter or cool in summer the frantic rush by our politicians seems incredibly irresponsible. "So you are passionate about the welfare of ill people who rely on the power at home for life support .

Last weekend we had a major storm front pass through Victoria . Through Melbourne and particularly central Gippsland . l have friends in that area . ln Drouin, a major town of thousands of people , the power was off for 2.5 days due to main power line damage .

2.5 days !

lmagine if you had to rely on home dialysis ?

With home solar and battery storage you're covered. With an ev that has V2L capability, you can power a house for days.

Apart from renewables enabling the world to reduce co2 emissions , it also creates a much more reliable grid because the generation is widely distributed rather than concentrated . lt also means that we have energy stored locally and available at a milliseconds notice .

As to leading the way , it is because of the actions of countries like Australia that others have followed . China is the worlds largest emitter . lt's co2 emissions are peaking now and are expected to start falling over the next few years . All because of renewables . lt is because of the industrialization of renewables that emerging countries are able to bypass fossil fuels on their way to electrification.

All around the world amazing renewable technologies are widely available . All because years ago brave countries like Australia decided they want a cleaner healthier world .

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What a load of old twat.

China was forced to follow the renewables path because of Australia. If that is the best you have got.

The World including Australia protested their invasion of Tibet. They never skipped a beat.

The World and Australia protest their destruction of coral reefs in the South China Sea. That goes well not. Last time I checked they were still recycling coral to build islands.

The World and Australia condemns their Human Rights abuses and they double down.

As for Hong Kong well your ignorance about China’s concern for what Australia thinks or does is astonishing.

As for your battery in every home and every unit in every high rise saving people from blackouts where are ordinary Australians in a cost of living crisis with out of control interest rates going to find the money?

You are telling the poor to ‘eat cake’ when a measured sensible approach adopting technologies that are proven and not outdated will see Australians maintain their standard of living and not have to deal with unnecessary inflation because of excessive government expenditure to meet unnecessary self imposed deadlines.

Australia being net zero 2030, 2035, 2050 is not going to change China’s 2060 ambition but it could destroy peoples lives.

As for India they have rightly told the World to suck eggs as they are engaged in raising their people out of poverty.

You frankly have no idea and anyone reading your arguments will immediately see through them and see that you cannot possibly be genuine.

By the way I never proposed any particular technology solution I simply argued Australia should learn from others, take their time and get it right.

Shock horror what an outrageous idea. Yet it offends you so greatly. He asks rhetorically “Do you get a commission from the sale of Chinese solar panels?”

FF.